Programme

The conference will be moderated by Johannes TRALLA, an Estonian public broadcast journalist focusing on energy policy.

09:30 | Opening remarks

• Welcome to the future Energy Hub City – Romek KOSENKRANIUS, Mayor of Pärnu
• Importance of hydrogen technologies in the EU - Baiba MILTOVIČA, TEN Section President, EESC
• The Netherlands' strong lead in the hydrogen sector - Sander van der SLUIS, Netherlands Ambassador to Estonia

09:45 | Academic foundations for hydrogen derivatives

• Zofia LUKSZO – Professor of Smart Energy Systems, Delft University of Technology
• Enn LUST – Academic, Professor of Physical Chemistry at Tartu University
• Jan-Willem KÖNEMANN – Senior Business Developer at TNO - online

10:45 | Vitamin break

11:15 | Infrastructure Development

• The necessity of pipeline infrastructure for rapid deployment – Thomas Paul KOOPMANN, Director of CIP
• Planning and a regulatory framework to support investments – Ruta BALTAUSE, Policy Officer, DG ENER, EC - online
• Energy offtake challenges, grid reinforcements, hydrogen backbone – Kalle KILK, CEO of TSO Elering

12:15 | Environmental and Social Dimensions

• Socio-ecological criteria and certification schemes - Thomas KATTNIG, EESC Member
• Developing effective educational programmes to ensure continuous reskilling – Andrei BELYI, Executive Director of Balesene OÜ
• Collaborating between university, government and industry to advance research and workforce development– Priit ILOMETS, Head of Hydrogen Technologies Unit, Metrosert

13:00 | Lunch

14:00 | Large investments unlocking Estonian industry potential

• Green ammonia in Paldiski – Erik LAIDVEE, CEO of OÜ Derivaat NH₃
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Narva - Lars Frode ASKHEIM, Founder, Chair, and CEO of Biojet 
• E-methanol in Pärnu – Clare HARRIS, Executive Vice President of Investments and Portfolio, Power2X 

15:00 | Local value of enabling clean energy offtake

• Creating offtake for offshore wind and introducing electrolysers – Rene TAMMIST, CEO of Utilitas Wind
• Decarbonising marine transport - Kaupo LÄÄNERAND, Undersecretary in the Estonian Ministry of Climate
• Potential for investments in hydrogen derivatives - Mirjam Helena EERMA, Deputy Head of Global Business Development at Invest Estonia
• Logistics, employment, wood valorisation, knowledge transfer – Peter DAEMEN, Senior Vice-President of Power2X

16:30 | Financing Strategies

• User-pays principle ensuring the infrastructure utilisation – Berndt SCHALIN, CEO of Flexens Oy Ab
• Better coordination between Member States and the EU - Aivars STARIKOVS, Board Member of Hydrogen Europe 

17:15 | Closing remarks

• Johannes TRALLA, moderator

17:30 | Networking reception hosted by the Netherlands ambassador 

Simultaneous interpretation is provided from English, Estonian, French and German to English, Estonian and French.